Hayes Gardner

Baltimore

Reporter at The Baltimore Banner

Soon: writing for the @BaltimoreBanner | Past: @BaltimoreSun, @CourierJournal.

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Preakness 150: T-Pain, Wyclef Jean replace the usual infield festival

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Wesley Case |Hayes Gardner

Forgoing the usual infield music festival for the first time in years, the 150th Preakness Stakes is turning to Grammy winners to entertain attendees. On May 17, Wyclef Jean and T-Pain will perform on the relocated stage that will now face toward the Pimlico Race Course’s grandstand, organizers announced Thursday. Jean, a co-founder of the Fugees and a solo artist with nine full-length albums, will perform his set during the festivities, including a song during the NBC broadcast.
Diamond Comic Distributors’ sale canceled as would-be buyer alleges fraud

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hayes Gardner

The sale of Diamond Comic Distributors looked to be a brief, comic-book-length saga. Instead, it’s developed into a graphic novel. The Hunt Valley-based comic book giant, which filed for bankruptcy in January, had a deal in place earlier this month to be purchased. But that sale has been canceled. Instead, the would-be buyer, Alliance Entertainment, is suing Diamond for fraud. The sale had already been acrimonious.
Trump tariff turmoil turns Port of Baltimore into car purgatory - The Baltimore Banner

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hayes Gardner

To avoid President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imported cars, some manufacturers are stockpiling inventory at ports.
Port of Baltimore becomes car purgatory amid Trump's tariff turmoil

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hayes Gardner

There are more cars than usual in Baltimore — and we don’t mean the traffic. President Donald Trump implemented a 25% tariff on cars earlier this month. To avoid hefty levies, some manufacturers are opting not to process cars through customs at ports across the country, instead parking them in a sort of purgatory. They’re on American soil, but have not yet entered the American economy.
After scolding, Maryland assures federal regulators it will protect Bay Bridge

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hayes Gardner

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge will soon be better protected from ship strikes like the one that collapsed the Key Bridge, the Maryland Transportation Authority wrote Monday in response to a scalding report from federal regulators. Officials said they have completed a new risk analysis of the Bay Bridge one month after the National Transportation Safety Board admonished the authority for failing to assess its most essential bridges for the threat of vessel collisions.
150th Preakness won’t have traditional InfieldFest concert

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hayes Gardner

The final Preakness Stakes at the old Pimlico Race Course will also include a much more slimmed down infield experience. In a break with what has become a staple of the race since 2009, organizers will not host a traditional music festival within the racetrack’s oval. Instead of a large stage crowded by concertgoers, a stage, stationed elsewhere in the infield, will face toward the grandstand. Organizers have not yet shared which artists will perform.
BGE's CEO change: Here's who's taking over amid criticism over rates

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hayes Gardner

Amid a flurry of criticism over increased costs for Baltimore Gas & Electric customers, the public utility is making a change at the top. BGE’s CEO, Carim Khouzami, will move to a position at parent company Exelon, and Tamla Olivier, an executive with Pepco Holdings, will become the company’s new CEO, the company announced Thursday. Consumers and public officials from many corners have denounced BGE in recent months as customers’ bills have increased.
After being sued for acting in 'extreme bad faith,' comic book distributor sold

4 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hayes Gardner

There was nearly an eleventh-hour flip, but Maryland-based Diamond Comic Distributors has finally landed on a buyer — following an order from a federal judge. After an acrimonious and eventful few weeks that saw a lawsuit allege Diamond was acting unfairly, a judge last week approved the asset purchase agreement between Diamond and Alliance Entertainment, a Florida-based music and electronics distributor.
McCormick planned price hikes, even before Trump’s newest tariffs

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hayes Gardner

Two weeks ago, McCormick & Company called an early round of tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump “significant” and said its company could “be adversely affected.”Then came the real tariffs. Trump on April 2 announced a blanket tariff on all imported goods into the U.S. and rolled out especially high levies on certain countries. Since then, companies have scrambled and the stock market has nosedived.
Carnival might move a larger cruise ship to Baltimore

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hayes Gardner

A month after a cruise line decided to relocate its ship from Baltimore next year, a competitor is considering deepening its foothold in the region. Carnival Cruise Line is exploring the possibility of adding a larger ship to the Port of Baltimore, which would likely mean thousands more spots on Carnival cruises departing from the city each year.